AGENDA
ITEM
23 AGENDA
CALEXICO California ITEM
WHERE CALIFORNIA AND MEXICO MEET
23 CITY COUNCIL
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
DATE: May 6, 2026
TO: Mayor and City Council
APPROVED BY: Benjamin A. Martinez, City Manager
REVIEWED BY: Karla Chaparro, Finance Director Le
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PREPARED BY: Jesus Villegas, Public Works Director/City Engineer SUBJECT: Informational Item: Heber Park Expansion Project. ===========:
Recommendation:
Informational Item: Heber Park Expansion Project.
Background:
The City of Calexico has received a grant from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $8,500,000 under Proposition 68 Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program (SSP) for Heber Park Expansion Project. This project will construct and expand Heber Park to include the following components required by the SSP Grant:
• Multipurpose gym
Soccer field
Parking lot
Outdoor basketball court
• Athletic track
Walking trail
Sport lighting (soccer field and outdoor basketball court/lighting throughout the park • Landscaping throughout the park
Picnic tables/shades, bleachers, benches, etc. throughout the park On October 19, 2020, the City of Calexico solicited proposals from qualified engineering professionals to provide architectural/engineering and project management services. for construction of multipurpose gymnasium, outdoor basketball court, outdoor soccer field, athletic track, walking pathway, parking lot, lighting, landscaping and recreation amenities at Heber Park.
On November 19, 2020, the Office of the City Clerk received seven (7) proposals from the following firms:
1. Chen Ryan Associates, Inc.
2. DWL Architects
3. Jeff Katz Architecture (JKA)
4. Nicklaus Engineering, Inc.
5. Sanders, Inc. Architecture/Engineering
6. The Holt Group Architecture
7. Verde Design, Inc.
The proposals were reviewed by an evaluation committee composed of Acting City Engineer, former Council Member and Parks, Recreation, Beautification and Senior Services Commissioner. The consultants were evaluated based on the scope of work, experience, references and project schedule. An oral presentation and interview of the most qualified proposals, based on the selection criteria, was required before the evaluation committee. Oral presentations and interviews were held via Zoom by the following firms:
1. DWL Architects
2. Jeff Katz Architecture (JKA)
The final ranking was based on a combination of the oral presentation, interview and the written proposal submitted. The firm that scored the highest was Jeff Katz Architecture (JKA). On February 17, 2021, the City Council of the City of Calexico authorized the City Manager to sign Agreement of Professional Services with Jeff Katz Architecture (JKA) for Heber Park Expansion Project.
On January 24, 2023, JKA submitted the final plans, specifications and engineers cost estimate for Heber Park Expansion Project. During that time, the engineers' cost estimate was $10,071,547 which exceeded the funding available.
On April 27, 2023, the City Council of the City of Calexico adopted Resolution No. 2023-23 authorizing the City Manager to execute grant application and agreements with the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for City of Calexico Heber Park Expansion Project. On April 28, 2023, Public Works staff submitted a $5,000,000 grant application under the Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP) Cycle 2. On October 9, 2023, Caltrans published their list of awardees, and the City was not awarded any funds for Heber Park Expansion Project.
On June 5, 2024, the City Council of the City of Calexico directed City staff to contact the California Department of Parks and Recreation to request that the original scope of work for Heber Park Expansion Project be modified as follows:
2 Option No. 1 - Building Only
Scope of Work: The scope of work for Option No. 1 is to revise the plans and specifications to only include the multi-purpose building and reduce the parking lot.
City staff submitted requests to the building only but since the City received the $8,500,000 through a competitive grant they City needs to build everything specified in the scope of work; therefore, our request to decrease the scope of work was denied.
Discussion & Analysis:
Back in March 2024, City staff submitted an appropriation request of $5,000,000 through Congressman Raul Ruiz for Heber Park Expansion Project. On May 9, 2024, City staff were informed that Heber Park Expansion Project was selected by Congressman Ruiz to be one (1) of fifteen (15) projects that he would submit as a Community Project FY25. On February 4, 2026, after almost a two (2) year delay, the City of Calexico was awarded $500,000 for the Heber Park Expansion Project. Although not the full amount requested, the City is very grateful to receive additional funds for the Heber Park Expansion Project.
As of March 31, 2026, the City's revenue and expenditure report is as follows:
Revenue and Expenditure(s) Report
Revenue Performance Period Amount
State of California Dept. of Parks and Recreation 07/01/18-06/30/28 $8,500,000.00 United States Dept. of Housing To be Determined $500,000.00 Sub-Total $9,000,000.00
Expenditure(s)
Fund No. 412-90-999-56000-000 (Arch./Eng.) $747,373.42
Sub-Total $747,373.42
Total Available $8,252,626.58
The Public Works Department staff are currently preparing a Request for Qualification/Design Build Proposal. The objective of the RFQ/Design Build is to select a qualified design build team that will prepare plans, specifications and construct said project. After the design build team is hired, staff will work with the team to value-engineer the project to meet the needs of the budget.
Staff have already done some of this work on a preliminary basis and are confident that the project can be built on time, on budget and meeting all SSP Grant Requirements. After initial designs and cost estimates are done, Staff will conduct outreach to the community as directed by the City Council.
Please note that although the performance period for the State of California Dept. of Parks and Recreation ends on June 30, 2028, all construction needs to be completed three (3) months prior to the deadline (March 31, 2028). It is imperative that the City continue to move forward with said project to meet both Federal and State requirements. The following is a draft schedule of the project steps:
3 Draft Project Schedule
Release of RFQ/Design Build May, 2026
Review of Proposals July, 2026
Sign Agreement with RFQ/ Design Build Team August, 2026 Begin Design Work and Community Outreach September -November, 2026 City Council Approval of Final Design December, 2026
Begin Construction January, 2027
Construction Completion January, 2028
Project Close-Out February, 2028
Fiscal Impact:
No fiscal impact at this time.
Coordinated With:
Public Works Department.
Attachments):
Heber Park Expansion Project Expenditure Report as of March 31, 2026.
Heber Park Expansion Project Rendering.
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CITY OF CALEXICO
HEBER PARK EXPANSION PROJECT
SUMMARY OF EXPENSES
FUND NO. 412
STATE GRANT SW-13-003
FISCAL GRANT
YEAR ACCOUNT VENDOR DESCRIPTION INVOICE INVOICE AMOUNT BALANCE DEPT. PARKS CHECK CHECK DATE PAID $8,500,000 INVOICE NO DATE NUMBER
2020-21 412-90-999-56004-000 Imperial Valley Press AD for RFP for Architectural/Engineering Service 11433164 10/31/20| 328.39 8,499,671.61 12/11/20 20357 2020-21 412-90-999-56001-000 ProTerra Contract City Engineer - Engineering Services 20032.8 01/25/21 725.00 8,498,946.61 02/05/21 20588 2020-21 412-90-999-56001-000 ProTerra Contract City Engineer - Engineering Services 20032.10 02/21/21 471.25 8,498,475.36 03/05/21 ACH 2020-21 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20458 03/31/21 13,977.20 8,484,498.16 04/29/21 ACH 2020-21 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20485 04/30/21 27,954.40 8,456,543.76 05/14/21 ACH 2020-21 412-90-999-56001-000 Orange Coast Title Co. Preliminary Title Report for Heber Park Expansion Project 140-2237342-32-1 04/07/21 600.00 8,455,943.76 04/30/21 20946 2020-21 412-90-999-56001-000 Orange Coast Title Co. Preliminary Title Report for Heber Park Expansion Project 140-2237335-32-1 04/07/21 600.00 8,455,343.76 05/06/21 20973 2020-21 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20516 05/31/21 34,943.00 8,420,400.76 06/11/21 ACH 2020-21 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20551 06/30/21 20,965.80 8,399.434.96 07/09/21 ACH 2021-22 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20586 07/31/21 34,943.00 8,364,491.96 08/20/21 ACH 2021-22 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20625 08/31/21 102,500.60 8,261,991.36 09/02/21 ACH 2021-22 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20652 09/30/21 95,512.00 8,166,479.36 11/12/21 ACH 2021-22 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20703 10/31/21 98,746.50 8,067,732.86 11/12/21 ACH 2021-22 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20739 11/30/21 49,373.25 8,018,359.61 12/23/21 ACH 2021-22 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20776 12/31/21| 39,498.60 7,978,861.01 01/07/22 ACH 2021-22 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20830 01/31/22 39,540.65 7,939,320.36 2/18/22 ACH 2021-22 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20878 02/28/22 23,732.80 7,915,587.56 3/30/22 ACH 2021-22 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 20946 03/31/22 17,799.60 7,897,787.96 4/12/22 ACH 2021-22 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 21068 05/31/22 11,866.40 7,885,921.56 6/30/22 ACH 2021-22 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 21113 06/30/22 11,856.40 7,874,055.16 6/30/22 ACH 2022-23 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 21161 07/31/22 9,493.12 7,864,562.04 09/02/22 ACH 2022-23 412-90-999-56001-000 Imperial Irrigation District Review of plans for Heber Park Expansion Project 4032702 08/08/22 1,000.00 7,863,562.04 09/02/22 22911 2022-23 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 21219 08/31/22 4,746.56 7,858,815.48 09/16/22 ACH 2022-23 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 21276 09/30/22 4,746.56 7,854,068.92 10/14/22 ACH 2022-23 412-90-999-56001-001 Imperial Irrigation District Construction Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 4032702 10/26/22 87,255.31 7,766,813.61 11/10/22 23201 2022-23 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 21347 10/31/22 5,594.10 7,761,219.51 11/22/22 ACH 412-90-999-56001-000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 21568 02/28/23 2,592.93 7,758,626.58 05/12/23 ACH 2024-25 412-90-999-560010000 Jeff Katz Architecture Architecture/Engineering Services for Heber Park Expansion Project 22697 01/31/25 6,000.00 7,752,626.58 02/14/25 ACH 3 747,373.42
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